2026:HHC:25729 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 352 of 2026 Reserved on: 24.6.2026 Date of Decision: 01.7.2026. Nikhil Verma ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors. …. Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr Varun Chauhan, Advocate. For Respondent No.1-State : Mr Lokender Kutlehria, Additional Advocate General. For Respondent No.2 : Mr Pritika, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 126 of 2022, dated 15.11.2022, registered at Police Station Rampur Bushehr, District Shimla, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 187 of Motor 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2026:HHC:25729 Vehicles Act (MV Act) and consequential proceedings arising out of the said FIR based on the compromise effected between the parties. 2. It has been asserted that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectable and elderly members of the families to maintain peace and harmony. The informant and the victim do not want to proceed further with the matter after the compromise. Hence the petition. 3. The statements of informant/victim Lucky and victim Pratap Singh were recorded on 05.05.2026, in which they stated that they had entered into a compromise with the petitioner voluntarily without any influence from any person and had no objection to quashing the FIR based on a compromise between the parties. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 5. The FIR has been registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of the IPC and Section 187 of the MV Act. This Court has already quashed 3 2026:HHC:25729 the F.I.R. registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279, 337, and 338 of IPC in Sushant vs State of H.P. 2023 HLJ 531, Vikas Huda vs. State of H.P. 2023 STPL 3009, Kulwidner Singh vs Ankush Kumar 2023 HLR 384 and Nishant vs. State 2022 Suppl. Law Cases 45 based on compromise. This Court has also quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 187 of the MV Act, inter alia, in Rajender Thakur Vs. State of H.P. and others 2022 STPL 10700 HP and Akshay Kumar and others Vs. State of HP and others 2022 STPL 9456 HP. These judgments are binding on this Court. 6. In view of these binding precedents, the present petition is allowed, and the FIR No. 126 of 2022, dated 15.11.2022, registered at Police Station Rampur Bushehr, District Shimla, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of IPC and Section 187 of MV Act and the consequential proceedings pending/initiated against the petitioner-accused in pursuance thereof are ordered to be quashed. 7. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending miscellaneous applications, if any. 4 2026:HHC:25729 8. Parties are permitted to produce a copy of this judgment, downloaded from the webpage of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, before the authorities concerned, and the said authorities shall not insist on the production of a certified copy, but if required, may verify passing of the order from the Website of the High Court. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 1st July, 2026 (Chander)